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+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ *
+ * @version $Id: view_create.php 11343 2008-06-24 14:11:54Z lem9 $
+ */
+
+/**
+ *
+ */
+require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
+
+/**
+ * Runs common work
+ */
+require './libraries/db_common.inc.php';
+$url_params['goto'] = $url_params['back'] = 'view_create.php';
+
+if (isset($_POST['submitoptions'])) {
+    /**
+     * Creates the view
+     */
+    $message = '';
+    $sep = "\r\n";
+    $create_query = 'CREATE' . $sep;
+    if (isset($_POST['or_replace'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' OR REPLACE' . $sep;
+    }
+    if (isset($_POST['algorithm'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' ALGORITHM = ' . $_POST['algorithm'] . $sep;
+    }
+    $create_query .= ' VIEW ' . PMA_backquote($_POST['view_name']) . $sep;
+
+    if (!empty($_POST['column_names'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' (' . $_POST['column_names'] . ')' . $sep;
+    }
+
+    $create_query .= ' AS ' . $_POST['sql_statement'] . $sep;
+
+    if (isset($_POST['cascaded']) || isset($_POST['local']) || isset($_POST['check_option'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' WITH ';
+    }
+
+    if (isset($_POST['cascaded'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' CASCADED ';
+    }
+
+    if (isset($_POST['local'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' LOCAL ';
+    }
+
+    if (isset($_POST['check_option'])) {
+        $create_query .= ' CHECK OPTION ';
+    }
+
+    $message        .= PMA_DBI_query($create_query) ? $strSuccess : $strError;
+
+    // to display the CREATE VIEW query
+    $sql_query = $create_query;
+
+    require './' .  $cfg['DefaultTabDatabase'];
+    exit();
+
+} else {
+    /**
+     * Displays top menu links
+     * We use db links because a VIEW is not necessarily on a single table
+     */
+    $num_tables = 0;
+    require_once './libraries/db_links.inc.php';
+
+    $url_params['goto'] = 'view_create.php';
+    $url_params['back'] = 'view_create.php';
+
+    /**
+     * Displays the page
+     *
+     * @todo js error when view name is empty (strFormEmpty)
+     * @todo (also validate if js is disabled, after form submission?)
+     */
+
+?>
+<!-- CREATE VIEW options -->
+<div id="div_view_options">
+<form method="post" action="view_create.php">
+<?php echo PMA_generate_common_hidden_inputs($GLOBALS['db']); ?>
+<input type="hidden" name="reload" value="1" />
+<fieldset>
+    <legend>CREATE VIEW</legend>
+
+    <table>
+    <tr><td><label for="or_replace">OR REPLACE</label></td>
+        <td><input type="checkbox" name="or_replace" id="or_replace"
+                value="1" />
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td><label for="algorithm">ALGORITHM</label></td>
+        <td><select name="algorithm" id="algorithm">
+                <option value="UNDEFINED">UNDEFINED</option>
+                <option value="MERGE">MERGE</option>
+                <option value="TEMPTABLE">TEMPTABLE</option>
+            </select>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr><td><?php echo $strViewName; ?></td>
+        <td><input type="text" size="20" name="view_name" onfocus="this.select()"
+                value="" />
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr><td><?php echo $strColumnNames; ?></td>
+        <td><input type="text" maxlength="100" size="50" name="column_names" onfocus="this.select()"
+                value="" />
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+
+    <tr><td><?php echo 'AS' ?></td>
+        <td>
+            <textarea name="sql_statement" rows="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaRows']; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfg['TextareaCols']; ?>" dir="<?php echo $text_dir; ?>" onfocus="this.select();"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($sql_query); ?></textarea> 
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr><td>WITH</td>
+        <td>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="cascaded" id="cascaded" value="1" />
+            <label for="cascaded">CASCADED</label>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="local" id="local" value="1" />
+            <label for="local">LOCAL</label>
+            <input type="checkbox" name="check_option" id="check_option" value="1" />
+            <label for="check_option">CHECK OPTION</label>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    </table>
+</fieldset>
+<fieldset class="tblFooters">
+        <input type="submit" name="submitoptions" value="<?php echo $strGo; ?>" />
+</fieldset>
+</form>
+</div>
+<?php
+/**
+ * Displays the footer
+ */
+require_once './libraries/footer.inc.php';
+
+} // end if
+?>